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Recipe:Orange Marmalade Health-food Cheesecake
Servings: 10  
 


Orange Marmalade Health-food Cheesecake  

Your guests will be surprised that nutritious low-fat ingredients can make such a delicious dessert. The cheesecake has a decidedly citrus flavor complemented by the spicy-sweet flavor of the cardamom. The crust is unusual — made from nutritious flaxseed and soy flour with a filling made with tofu. Tofu has no flavor of its own, taking on the orange, lemon, and maple syrup flavors in this recipe.
 
 

 

INGREDIENTS

Crust:
3 tablespoons flaxseed
3 tablespoons soy flour
3 tablespoons poppy seeds
2 tablespoons orange marmalade
1 tablespoon frozen apple juice concentrate
   
Filling:
1 cake (16-ounce) extra-firm tofu
1/2 cup all-fruit orange marmalade
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup poppy seeds
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 tablespoon lemon extract
 



METHOD

Preheat the oven to 400°. To make the crust, grind the flaxseed to a fine consistency using a coffee-bean grinder. Transfer the seeds into a small mixing bowl. Stir in the soy flour and poppy seeds. Add the marmalade and apple juice concentrate. Blend the mixture with a spoon to form a dough. Press the dough into a 7-inch springform pan coated with DuPont SilverStone® non-stick, covering the bottom evenly. Bake for 5 minutes or just until set. Remove from the oven and set aside.

Prepare the filling by breaking the tofu into 8 pieces and placing them into a food processor. Add the remaining filling ingredients, then process for 5 minutes, until completely smooth. Taste the filling and add more cardamom if desired for a more intense flavor. Pour the filling into the crust and bake for 30 minutes or until the middle of the cake has set. Cool down for a few minutes on a wire rack and then place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Run a blunt knife around the edge of the outer edge of the cake; remove the collar from the pan and serve.

 

 
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